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April 2006

Announcements

Wolfram Education Group is now offering free online seminars to customers worldwide. The sessions begin Wednesday, April 12, 2006, with seminar S10: A Technical Overview of Mathematica...
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Mathematica is now available as a universal binary for Intel-based and PowerPC Macintosh computers...
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Supporting rapid growth in Mathematica usage in China, the next Mathematica lecture tour will be held May 19-30, 2006, visiting top universities across that country...
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Upcoming Events

Join us for an exciting three days at the frontiers of science: the NKS 2006 Wolfram Science Conference, June 16-18 in Washington, DC...
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Register now for the eighth International Mathematica Symposium, in Avignon, France, on June 19-23, 2006...
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Apply for a unique educational experience: the NKS Summer School 2006 will be held at Brown University June 19-July 7...
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Save the date for the Wolfram Technology Conference 2006 at Wolfram Research headquarters in Champaign, Illinois, on October 12-14...
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Featured Application Packages

GeometricalGeodesy provides a comprehensive framework for GIS-related surveying and mapping...
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LensLab introduces an entry-level ray-tracing package for determining optical component specifications and system layouts...
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KNITRO for Mathematica provides a state-of-the-art solver for large-scale nonlinear optimization...
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MathCode C++ 1.3 now has support for complex functions, complex arrays, and complex data types, among other enhancements...
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MathCode F90 has new functionality for developing robust Fortran-90-based applications seamlessly in Mathematica...
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Statistical Inference Package adds major functionality to Mathematica for complex statistical analysis...
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Rayica 2 provides fine granularity and greater control for modeling innovative optical instruments...
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New in Print

Biochemical Thermodynamics: Applications of Mathematica, by Robert A. Alberty...
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Did You Know?

...You can use Shift-Ctrl-T on Windows and Unix (Shift-Cmd-T on Macintosh) to convert all or part of any cell to TraditionalForm, rendering it in traditional textbook mathematical notation...
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...To get information on a built-in function, place the cursor immediately after a function name and press F1 on a Windows machine, or the Help key or Shift-Cmd-F on a Macintosh...
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...You can call the Mathematica kernel in batch mode by directly executing the MathKernel program...
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In the News

Mathematica Personal Grid Edition was named Editor's Choice for March 2006 by Scientific Computing...
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Desktop Engineering says Mathematica CalcCenter 3 "is a pleasant development for those of us with modest calculational needs..."
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Members of Wolfram Research's Scientific Information group are acting as consultants for the popular CBS TV NUMB3RS series...
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Scientific Computing World discusses the role of modeling tools, such as PathwayLab for Mathematica, in new advances in biology and medicine...
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